Marvin Margoshes <physnospamchem_at_cloud9.net> wrote:
>
>"Ron Hunter" <rphunter_at_charter.net> wrote in message
>news:103sb2rpbqdfaa7_at_corp.supernews.com...
>> Paolo Pizzi wrote:
>>
>> > Cecil wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >>Will the images in a flash card be damaged if they are passed
>> >>through an airport X-ray security monitor the way film can be
>> >>damaged?
>> >
>> >
>> > No, BUT (and this is very crucial...) you have to make sure it's
>> > *only* an X-ray machine. Unfortunately most of the newer
>> > high-tech detection machines combine x-ray with magnetic scans
>> > and strong magnetic fields CAN theoretically wipe out the content
>> > of a flash card.
>> >
>> >
>> WRONG!
>
>It can happen. A steady magnetic field won't do damage, but one that
>changes will induce currents in conductors, and those currents can be
>damaging.
And a sufficiently intense x-ray can melt the card.
So?
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Ray Fischer
rfischer_at_sonic.net
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